回流中国的两尊明代陶俑入藏上海博物馆　国家文物局供图

　　中新网北京12月13日电 (记者应妮)国家文物局13日在线上主办文物捐赠入藏仪式，美国加利福尼亚州苏珊娜·芙拉图斯(Suzanne Fratus)女士捐赠我国的两尊明代陶俑入藏上海博物馆。

　　国家文物局副局长关强在北京会场出席仪式并致辞，宣布“仪象万千——明代彩色釉陶俑特展”开幕。中国驻旧金山总领事馆副总领事周茂义在线出席，捐赠人苏珊娜女士视频致辞。

　　国家文物局副局长关强(中)在北京会场出席仪式并致辞国家文物局供图

　　关强表示，党的十八大以来，我国流失文物追索返还工作取得突破性进展。此次美国加州居民苏珊娜女士将两尊陶俑送还中国人民，国家文物局协调联动我驻美大使馆、驻旧金山总领事馆和上海市有关方面，共同促成文物顺利回归祖国。苏珊娜女士将陶俑送归故土的义举，展现了令人钦佩的崇高品格，展现了美国普通民众对中国人民的友好情谊，彰显了回归文物所蕴含的“艺术的真正价值”，表达了各国人民携手保护人类文化遗产的共同心愿，必将带动更多社会各界人士关注和支持文物追索返还工作，促成更多流失文物回家。我们愿和国际社会一道，共同守护人类文明成果，促进文明交流互鉴，为践行人类命运共同体理念不懈努力。

　　仪式上播放了文物捐赠人苏珊娜女士的简短视频，并由工作人员代为宣读致辞。她表示，非常荣幸将这两件陶俑归还给中国人民。两件陶俑的离散，见证了百年历史，启迪人们要与人友善、彼此尊重、彼此帮助。她敬仰中国的优美文化和艺术成就，决定将其送归故土。两件陶俑回归，不是通过金钱或政治的手段，而是因为爱的力量和对中国人民的尊重。

　　捐赠人苏珊娜女士 国家文物局供图

　　驻旧金山总领事馆副总领事周茂义表示，苏珊娜女士将中国流失到美国的古代文物捐赠回来、还给中国人民，是十分温暖而又高尚的义举，体现了中美两国人民之间的相互了解和友谊。希望通过两尊陶俑入藏展出，让更多民众体会到中美友好的价值，促进中美关系健康稳定发展。

　　据介绍，今年4月，中国驻旧金山总领事馆收到苏珊娜女士的邮政快递，内有两尊彩色立俑及一封信件，信件讲述了其家族与这两尊陶俑的渊源，表示希望通过中国政府将文物送还给中国人民，捐赠至上海博物馆。国家文物局高度重视，立即组织上海市文物局、上海博物馆开展文物鉴定等相关工作，判断这两尊陶俑为我国文物，与上海博物馆馆藏的一套明代彩色釉陶仪仗俑较为相似。9月，国家文物局尊重苏珊娜女士意愿，指定上海博物馆作为两尊陶俑的受赠入藏单位。国家文物局与中国驻旧金山总领事馆、苏珊娜女士、上海市文物局、上海博物馆通力合作，最终两件文物于11月26日入境上海，回归祖国。

　　12月2日，按照国家文物局要求，上海博物馆组织专家开展实物鉴定，确认两尊陶俑为明代陪葬明器，是研究中国古代墓葬制度和制陶历史的珍贵实物资料，具有重要收藏价值，确定为三级文物。两件文物与上海博物馆所藏一套明代陶俑的胎质、表面施加的低温铅釉工艺相同，造型及制作风格与其中的尖帽立俑极为相似，应为同一时期、同一地区的作品。

　　苏珊娜女士的祖父约翰·赫伯特·韦特(John Herbert Waite)20世纪初在中国行医，获得两尊陶俑，带回美国，后交苏珊娜女士继承。1983年，为庆祝上海与旧金山缔结姐妹城市，上海博物馆赴旧金山亚洲艺术博物馆举办《上海博物馆珍藏——六千年的中国艺术展览》。苏珊娜女士发现参展的一套仪仗队俑与其所藏陶俑极为相似。上海博物馆随展负责人告知，陶俑应出自中国被盗贵族墓葬。苏珊娜女士素爱中国古代科学和中华优秀传统文化，对中国人民怀有钦佩之情，此后近40年间，始终期待以合适的方式将文物送还给中国人民，今年终于得偿所愿、玉成义举，尤显珍贵感人。

　　上海博物馆按照国家文物局要求，精心筹备“仪象万千——明代彩色釉陶俑特展”，将两尊受赠陶俑与当年在旧金山展览的馆藏明代彩色釉仪仗俑队共同展出，再谱佳话。展览展出文物共68件，展期一个月。(完)

Beijing, December 13 (reporter Ying Ni) - the State Administration of cultural relics hosted an online cultural relics donation ceremony on the 13th, and Ms. Suzanne fratus of California donated two Ming Dynasty pottery figurines from China to the Shanghai Museum. Guan Qiang, deputy director of the State Administration of cultural relics, attended the ceremony and delivered a speech at the venue in Beijing, announcing the opening of the "thousands of instruments and images - special exhibition of colored glazed pottery figurines of the Ming Dynasty". Zhou Maoyi, Vice Consul General of the Chinese Consulate General in San Francisco, attended the meeting online and delivered a video speech by the donor, Ms. Suzanne. Guan Qiang (middle), deputy director of the State Administration of cultural relics, attended the ceremony and delivered a speech at the venue in Beijing. Guan Qiang said that since the 18th CPC National Congress, China has made breakthrough progress in the recovery and return of lost cultural relics. This time, Ms. Susanna, a resident of California in the United States, returned the two terracotta figurines to the Chinese people. The State Administration of cultural relics coordinated with the Chinese Embassy in the United States, the Consulate General in San Francisco and relevant parties in Shanghai to jointly promote the smooth return of cultural relics to the motherland. Ms. Suzanne's righteous act of sending the terracotta figures back to her hometown shows admirable noble character, shows the friendship of the ordinary American people to the Chinese people, highlights the "real value of art" contained in the return of cultural relics, and expresses the common aspiration of the people of all countries to work together to protect human cultural heritage. It will certainly drive more people from all walks of life to pay attention to and support the recovery and return of cultural relics and promote more lost cultural relics to go home. We are willing to work with the international community to jointly safeguard the achievements of human civilization, promote exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations, and make unremitting efforts to implement the concept of a community with a shared future for mankind. At the ceremony, a short video of Ms. Suzanne, the cultural relics donor, was broadcast, and the staff read out the speech on behalf of her. She said that it is a great honor to return the two terracotta figures to the Chinese people. The separation of the two terracotta figures has witnessed a hundred years of history and inspired people to be friendly, respect and help each other. She admired China's beautiful cultural and artistic achievements and decided to send them back to her hometown. The return of the two terracotta figures is not through money or political means, but because of the power of love and respect for the Chinese people. Donor Ms. Susanna Zhou Maoyi, Vice Consul General of the Consulate General of the State Administration of cultural relics in San Francisco, said that it was a very warm and noble act for Ms. Susanna to donate the ancient cultural relics lost to the United States and return them to the Chinese people, which reflected the mutual understanding and friendship between the Chinese and American people. It is hoped that through the exhibition of two terracotta figures in Tibet, more people will realize the value of China us friendship and promote the healthy and stable development of China US relations. According to reports, in April this year, the Chinese Consulate General in San Francisco received a postal express from Ms. Suzanne, containing two colored terracotta figures and a letter. The letter described the origin of his family and the two terracotta figures, and expressed the hope that the cultural relics would be returned to the Chinese people through the Chinese government and donated to the Shanghai Museum. The State Administration of cultural relics attached great importance to it and immediately organized the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of cultural relics and the Shanghai Museum to carry out cultural relics identification and other related work. It was judged that the two pottery figurines were Chinese cultural relics, which were similar to a set of colored glazed pottery honor guard figurines of the Ming Dynasty in the collection of the Shanghai Museum. In September, the State Administration of cultural relics respected Ms. Suzanne's wishes and designated the Shanghai Museum as the recipient of the two terracotta figures. The State Administration of cultural relics cooperated with the Chinese Consulate General in San Francisco, Ms. Suzanne, the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of cultural relics and the Shanghai Museum. Finally, the two cultural relics entered Shanghai and returned to the motherland on November 26. On December 2, according to the requirements of the State Administration of cultural relics, the Shanghai Museum organized experts to carry out physical identification and confirmed that the two terracotta figures were buried with the Ming Dynasty. They are precious physical materials for studying China's ancient burial system and pottery making history. They have important collection value and are determined as class III cultural relics. The two cultural relics are the same as the tire quality and low-temperature lead glaze process applied on the surface of a set of pottery figurines of the Ming Dynasty collected in the Shanghai Museum. The shape and production style are very similar to the pointed hat standing figurines. They should be works of the same period and region. In the early 20th century, John Herbert Waite, the grandfather of Ms. Suzanne, practiced medicine in China, obtained two terracotta figures, brought them back to the United States and handed them over to Ms. Suzanne for inheritance. In 1983, in order to celebrate the sister city between Shanghai and San Francisco, the Shanghai Museum went to the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco to hold the "Shanghai Museum Collection - 6000 years of Chinese Art Exhibition". Ms. Suzanne found that a set of terracotta warriors of honor at the exhibition was very similar to the terracotta warriors she had collected. The person in charge of the pottery exhibition should be informed that the stolen pottery figurines came from the Chinese Museum. Ms. Suzanne has always loved ancient Chinese science and Chinese excellent traditional culture and has admiration for the Chinese people. In the past 40 years, she has always looked forward to returning cultural relics to the Chinese people in an appropriate way. This year, she finally achieved her wish and Yucheng righteous act, which is particularly precious and touching. In accordance with the requirements of the State Administration of cultural relics, the Shanghai Museum has carefully prepared the "thousands of instrument images - special exhibition of colored glazed pottery figurines of the Ming Dynasty", which will display the two donated pottery figurines together with the collection of colored glazed honor guard figurines of the Ming Dynasty, which was exhibited in San Francisco that year. A total of 68 cultural relics are on display for one month. (end)